Important: Use v12.0.2 or newer of this SDK for compatibility with the Dropbox API servers. Older versions stopped working in January 2026. Please refer to this blog post for more information: https://dropbox.tech/developers/api-server-certificate-changes

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The official Dropbox SDK for Python.

Documentation can be found on Read The Docs_.

Requirements

This SDK requires Python 3.11 or newer. Earlier versions of Python, including Python 2.7 and Python 3.4 through 3.10, are not supported, as they have reached end of life and are no longer maintained upstream.

Installation

Create an app via the Developer Console_.

Install via pip <https://pip.pypa.io/>_:

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$ pip install dropbox

Install from source:

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$ git clone git://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python.git
$ cd dropbox-sdk-python
$ pip install .

After installation, follow one of our Examples_ or read the documentation on Read The Docs_.

You can also view our OAuth Guide_.

Examples

We provide Examples_ to help get you started with a lot of the basic functionality in the SDK.

• OAuth
  • Commandline OAuth Basic <https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/blob/main/example/oauth/commandline-oauth.py>_ - Shows a simple example of commandline oauth (no redirect).
  • Commandline OAuth Scopes <https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/blob/main/example/oauth/commandline-oauth-scopes.py>_ - Shows a simple example of commandline oauth using scopes.
  • Commandline OAuth PKCE <https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/blob/main/example/oauth/commandline-oauth-pkce.py>_ - Shows a simple example of commandline oauth using PKCE.
• Other Examples
  • Updown <https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/blob/main/example/updown.py>_ - Sample application that uploads the contents of your Downloads folder to Dropbox.
  • Backup and Restore <https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/tree/main/example/back-up-and-restore>_ - Sample application that shows how you can backup a file and restore previous versions if the file was modified/corrupted in any way.

Getting Help

If you find a bug, please see CONTRIBUTING.md_ for information on how to report it.

If you need help that is not specific to this SDK, please reach out to Dropbox Support_.

License

This SDK is distributed under the MIT license, please see LICENSE_ for more information.

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